Manifolding device.



-folding device embodying my improvesTATEs ETE oEEicE.

CHARLES H. JAMES, or sroimimwasnmeron.

MANIFOLDING: DEVICE.

rat-eared July 4., i916..

Application led March 29, 1916. i Serial No. 87,556.

T0 all whom t may concern.' Y

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. JAMES, a citizen of the United States, residing in Spokane, in thek county of Spokane and State of Washington, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Manifolding Devices, of which the following is a specification. I

This invention relates to writing pads of the class in which provision is made, by means of carbon or other transfer or manifolding paper, for obtaining one or more extra copi-es of the written matter whether it be kordinary correspondence,` sales entries, orders, business forms, bills of lading or otherwlse, and my lnventlon conslsts 1n providing a holder for a flat pad of superimposed sheets of writing paper which is equipped with a clamp for holding the paper firmly in place, a cylindrical holder of novel construction for holding a roll of manifolding paper and a table carried by the roll-holder which is adapted `to be inserted in the pad immediately below the sheets of paper being written upon and which serves as a firm foundation therefor to facilitate in obtaining good impressions on all the sheets which it supports. My improvements are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a perspective View of a maniments. `Fig. 2 shows a longitudinal vertical section thereof. y Fig. 3 is a detail view in perspective of the roll-holderv and the table connected therewith. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the heads or caps of 'thefroll-holder.

The pad of paper X is supported by a base piece A made of any suitable material,

' such as wood, and carrying at one end a the rod and attached thereto at one end has an end portion al bearing against the member b and normally pressing its edge b against the pad. The 'brackets C are prefer'ably made of sheet metal, extend beyond the end of the base piece, and have enough 'resi'liencyto permit themto be spread apart suiliciently to allow the rod to be disconnected from them if it be necessary to remove the clip for any purpose, as for adjusting or rencwingthe spring.

Preferably the pad is made of loose sheets of paper, z'. e., paper not pasted or otherwise connected and in order that the sheets may be .held evenly I provide corner gages yE which are rectangular in cross section and preferably formed ,integrally with the brackets C. By this simple construction the sheets are held firmly and evenly in place, but one or more sheets may be quickly removed by suitably operating the clip.`

.'The base piece may be of any suitable size. In practice it is made in 'standard sizes. corresponding to the sizes in which paper 1s usually cut and the corner gages `E are so located as to hold paper of standar sizet At the opposite end of the base piece is i mounted a cylindrical casing F for a roll metal and is formed with a slot f which eX- tends longitudinally from end to end of the cylinder, the metal on the upper edge of the slot being beaded as indicated at f and the metal below the slot being flanged as shown at f2.

Each end of the cylinder is closed by a removable cap F', the rim of which `is notched as indicated at f3 to receive the bead f and the flange f2. Eacli cap is provided withv a trunnion g which extends into an. elongated opening or vertical slot in a bracket H attached to the base piece A. Each of these brackets is preferably made of sheet'metal and projects beyond thek end of the base piece, said brackets having enough resiliency to permit them to be spread apart to allow the casing to be removed when desired.

To .the flange f2 of the casing is secured a table T which is rectangular in outline and of approximately the dimensions of the pad.. It is so connected `witlifthecase F that 4it moves simultaneously therewith whenth-e latter is adjusted. This table is preferably made of sheet metal and the best results are obtained when thin sheet-metal is employed which is somewhat flexible butv which is yet thick enough to provide an unyielding supportfor the paper.

The carbon or other manifolding paper may be withdrawn to the desired extent from the casing through the slot f and placed between sheets of paper, being unwound from the roll for this purpose. Any desired number of sheets of manifolding paper may be wound together so as to supply, if desired, a plurality of sheets for making a plurality of copies at one writing.

lVhen the pad is thick good impressions cannot be obtained without using the table and this, it will be observed, is so connected with the roll-casing that it is held in line with the pad immediately below the sheets in use and it affords a firm foundation therefor.

Then commencing to use the device the desired number of sheets are raised from the pad while being still held at one end by the clip and the table is first laid on the top sheet of the pad, then a sheet of writiner paper is laid and spread on the table and` next a sheet of manifolding paper is in like manner laid on the writing paper carried by the table, then another sheet of writing paper is laid on the carbon or manifolding sheet, then if desired another sheet of carbon paper is laid, and so on, the last sheet laid of course being writing paper. Obviously the number of carbon sheets or the number of sheets of writing paper employed may be varied, but provision is made for making' any desired or reasonable1 number of copies at one writing. After the writing is completed the casing F is turned in its bearings so as to partially withdraw the flexible table T and the sheets ot' carbon from the pad or away from the clip end of the pad, and in so doing the sheets will be raised to some extent so that the thumb or,

lingers of the user can be inserted beneath the table and when this is done the sheets above the table can be easily separated from the manifolding sheets and then by suitably manipulating the clip B they may be detached from the device.

It will be observed that the table is so connected with the roll-casing that it may be lowered or raised to correspond with the thickness ofthe pad and may always be held in a plane substantially parallel with the plane of the top sheets of writing paper composing the pad. The carbon or manifolding sheets are in like mann'er delivered in a plane substantially coincident with the plane of the sheets being written upon.

In order to hold the bead f and the flange f2 a proper distanceapart and to prevent them from spreading I employ a clip M which also serves as a handle for the roll casing. This clip has jaws m which grip the casing and a bent or looped portion m which gives resiliency to the clip and also serves as a hand-piece.

When the roll of manifolding paper has run out or is completely used up, the casing F may be removed by simply spreading apart the brackets H, removing the casing and taking off one of the end caps F.

While I prefer to use a roll of manifold- Ving paper, the device is also adapted to hold separate sheets of manifolding paper cut to the proper size. Such sheets may be clamped between the bead f and the flange f2, the caps F' serving to hold the bead and the flange tightly and the clip M also serving this purpose. While I prefer to use loose sheets in the pad, inasmuch as they can be very easily withdrawn when written upon, yet, of course, a padcomposed of connected sheets or sheets connected and perforated may obviouslybe used if desired.

The device as a whole is simple in construction, can be manufactured at small cost and yet can be easily operated by any one with the advantageous results hereinbefore specified. Y

Then the parts of the device are assembled, as shown in Fig. 1, the resilient brackets bear upon the capped ends of the cylindrical casing with sufhcient pressure to hold said casing in the position to which it is set, whether it be in the position shown in Fig. 2, or whether it be moved to a plane above or below the position there shown. This is an importantfeature of the device as it holds the table and the manifolding sheets in a true horizontal plane beneath the sheets being written upon and without danger of their being moved from this position until the device is designedly actuated to move t em.

, I claim as my invention:

l. A- manifolding device, comprising a base piece, a pad clip -mounted at one end thereof and a roll holder at the opposite end of the base piece having trunnions mounted in slotted bearings and movable in a plane at right angles to that of the pad.

2. A manifolding device, comprising a base piece, a pad-clip mounted at one end thereof and provided with corner gages for the pad, and a roll-holder for manifolding material mounted at the opposite end of the base piece.

3. A device of the character described embodying a base, means at one end of the base for holding one edge of a paper pad and a writing surface pivotally mounted to move about an axis at the other end of the base to normally lie in the plane of the paper pad and to be swung about said axis away from the pad. i

4. A device of the character described embodying arbase, means at one end of the base for holding one edge of a paper pad and a table pivotally mounted to move about an axis at the other end of the base to normally lie in the plane of the paper pad and to ne swung about said axis away from the pa 5. A manifolding device, comprising a base piece, a paper clip connected therewith, a roll caslng for manifolding material, brackets having arms attached to edges of the base piece and having also resilient portions extending beyond the end ofthe base piece formed with upwardly, projecting roll supporting members `and which are detachably connected with said roll-casing.

6. A manifolding-device, comprising a base. piece, a paper clip connected therewith, a roll-casing for manifolding material, resilient brackets projecting from one end of the base piece having slots disposed in a plane transverse' to that of the base piece'k and trunnions on the roll-casing adapted to move in said slots.

7. A manifolding device, comprising a base piece, a pivotally mounted casing for manifolding material, and a tablen carried by said casing.

8. A manifolding device, comprising a.y

base piece, a roll-casing at one end of the base piece, bearings in which the casing is.v

adapted to turn, and a table. of flexible sheet material carried by the roll. v c

9. 'A manifolding device, comprising a. base piece, a roll-casing provided with a longitudinal slot through which manifolding material is delivered, and a flexible sheet metal table attached to the casing below said slot.

10. A device of the character described.

embodying a base, means at one end of the base for holding one edge of a paper pad,

- and a writing surface pivoted to move about a horizontal axis across the opposite end of the base and to swing upwardly and v outwardly from the p'aper pad. I

ing provided with laterally extending trunnions, brackets'of resilient material attached to and extending from the base piece and which are-provided with slots intov which thetrunnions of the casing extend and in which they are free toturn, and a table of flexible material attached to the casing below the delivery slot thereof.

13.l A manifolding device, comprising a basev piece, a pivotally mounted casing for manifolding material, and a writing surface or table pivotally mounted to normally lie in thefplane of the paper pad and to be swung on its pivot away from the pad.

14. A manifolding device, comprising a base piece, means at one end of the base for holding one edge of a paper pad, a casing for manifolding material and a' table pivotally mounted adjacent said casing to normally lie in the plane of the paper pad and to be swung on its pivot away from the pad. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name.

CHARLES H. JAMES. 

